THE EDUCATED WRESTLER
| You are tough, and you know you are tough. And you can go through life being real tough……OR you can go through life being real tough…..and REAL SMART! You can be an interesting person who knows interesting things about the world we live in. You are about to enter the world of the Educated Wrestler. Who/what is the Educated Wrestler? You ARE the Educated Wrestler! Just what does the Educated Wrestler know? Well, for starters the on-the-mat wrestler knows about the half nelson…..the Educated Wrestler knows about Admiral Nelson. The on-the-mat wrestler knows about losing with dignity…..the Educated Wrestler knows about the Spartan’s loss at Thermopylae. The on-the-mat wrestler knows about wrestling with opponents…..the Educated Wrestler knows about wrestling with ideas. The on-the-mat wrestler knows about | the art of wrestling…..the Educated Wrestler knows about ART! And LIFE. And a bit of HISTORY. And a bit of PHILOSOPHY. Not too much…. But enough to make you an interesting person! OK. Some of you are already bored. But there is another reason to look at this stuff. If you look through Part I of this Website and learn a few simple facts and if you then go to Part II of the Website and answer a few simple questions then you will be able to go to Part III of the Website, which contains action videos and which could also contain pictures of you or your team mates. Sorry, but you cannot get to the good stuff in Part III without going through the gateway in Part II. |
This website is dedicated to Mrs. Hamer, Tom McEvay, Ian McDonald and Jim Miller, and to all other educators who believe in sport and to all athletes who believe in education.